The jam is organized by CEU Visionlab with support from the Hungarian indie game community, including Havi Egy Játék.

Cognitive scientists and game developers have been secretly working towards the same goal all along: understanding the quirks of human psychology. Now we have an opportunity to cooperate towards this noble goal.

We are looking for experimental prototypes, strange ideas, and games that guide players through hidden patterns, intuitions, and unexplained familiarity before they consciously understand what is happening.

All rights remain with the submitters.

Themes

1. Drifting Memories

Memory is reconstruction, not recording. Create a game where recollections drift, distort, and reshape reality itself.

2. Vibe Check

Guide players using hidden patterns, unconscious cues, and intuition. Make them succeed for reasons they cannot explain.

3. Grand Puppeteer

Build a decoy game with secret objectives running underneath. Manipulate players without them realizing what is really being measured.

Prizes & Events 

• 30€ Steam coupons 
• Super Cool Trophies 
• Access to CEU participant pool 
• Workshops: cognitive science & game design

Details, Contact

Project details: http://tiny.cc/brainjam

Emails: pesonen_lotta@phd.ceu.edu, szabo.beata.tunde@gmail.com, mihaly.s.banyai@gmail.com

CEU VisionLab: https://visionlab-ceu.org/

HEJ Discord: https://discord.gg/nENA76w